I want to live in a world where Miley (or any female musician) can twerk wildly at 20, wear a full-cover floral hippie mumu at 37, show up at 47 in see-through latex, and pose semi-naked, like Keith & co, on the cover of Rolling Stone at 57 and be APPLAUDED for being so comfortable with her body.
Amanda PalmerWhen you cannot joke about the darkness of life, thatโs when the darkness takes over.
Amanda PalmerThe challenge is to just focus on what's actually happening, focus on the people who get it, and focus on the people who are listening.
Amanda PalmerCrowdfunding as an idea itself isn't new - bands have been doing it since the dawn of time.
Amanda PalmerWhen you really look back and take the wider perspective, it makes total sense that if the status quo is to remain the way it is, women will not be lauded and applauded for bonding with and helping each other, because it would destroy the world order if women organized; it would topple the whole thing. And so, it makes perfect sense to me that the current order of things would encourage the cat fights and encourage the comparisons and encourage the girl-on-girl hate that you see just being promoted everywhere.
Amanda Palmer